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Spanish Catholic Church caught in a controversy over ‘gay conversion’ courses

cde.news desk 3 April 2019, 06:45 · 1 min read

epa04273235 Hundreds of people attends the Corpus Christi's solemn mass celebrated in the open air in front of Almudena's cathedral in Madrid, central Spain, 22 June 2014. Corpus Christi ('body of Christ', in Latin) is celebrated in the Catholic Latin Church as a tradition and belief in the body and blood of Jesus Christ and his Real Presence in every Eucharist (mass). EPA/VICTOR LERENA

A Roman Catholic diocese near Madrid is being investigated after a Spanish newspaper reported that it was running courses to “cure” gay men of homosexuality.

The deputy head of the Madrid regional administration, Pedro Rollán, warned of penalties if the Church had broken the region’s anti-homophobia laws.

The diocese of Alcalá de Henares, north-east of Spain’s capital, denied offering such “cures”, in a statement. It added it provided pastoral and spiritual company to those freely seeking it.

The controversy erupted after report by El Diario, in which a reporter posed as a gay man seeking sexual orientation help from the Alcalá clergy.

The Madrid administration has outlawed conversion classes for LGBT citizens and can be punished with fines of up to €45,000.

Via BBC

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Spanish Catholic Church caught in a controversy over ‘gay conversion’ courses

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